N4T Investigators: Food Stamp ControversyKVOA Tucson NewsYet, Stuart still manages to pay her bills on a limited income. Stuart is a recipient of the Federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, formerly known as "Food Stamps." When she lost her part time job in late 2012, she depended on them and was … More: continued here
Press Herald About 6500 childless adult Mainers to lose food stamps on Jan. 1Press HeraldAUGUSTA — More than 6,000 Maine residents will lose their food stamps benefits next month under newly enforced rules that require some recipients to have a job, Health and Human Services Commissioner Mary Mayhew said. Republican Gov.6500 Mainers to lose food…
'Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer' stamps guide tiny Wisconsin post office to …LubbockOnline.comAn envelope with the Rudolph postmark and special ink stamp sit at the Rudolph, Wisconsin post office. Usually the post office gets 10,000 cards for their mid-month special cancellation postmark, but this year they had 16,000. Postmaster Becky … More: continued here
One-Third of Ohio Now Eligible for Food StampsThe Daily MealNationwide, nearly one in five American citizens are on food stamps. It's a shocking number, to be sure, but it doesn't actually reflect the true numbers of income inequality: approximately 20 million eligible Americans do not actually apply for food … More: continued here
KUCHING: A lot of things get sold online, but a private issue of souvenir stamps on the MH17 crash in the ‘Fakes and Reproductions’ section on eBay is receiving a lukewarm response since they were first put on sale about five days ago. More: continued here
The discovery has been hailed by the museum that now stands on the site of the camp as one "of the most significant in years". More: continued here
ARTnews Family of Deceased Qatari Sheik Will Pay $7.5 M. for Stamps, Rep SaysARTnewsThe New York Post reports that Qatar's ruling family, the Al-Thanis, will pay the $7.5 million it allegedly owes for a set of stamps recently purchased by its patriarch Sheikh Saud bin Mohammed Al-Thani, who died in November. The Al-Thianis are better…
Daily Signal How Much Was Misspent on Food Stamps in 2014Daily SignalAlthough $2.4 billion may be a relatively small portion of overall food stamp spending, that fact itself should raise concerns. Food stamps is a massive program costing roughly $80 billion in fiscal year 2013, up from approximately $40 billion in … More: continued here
Fort Worth Star Telegram Rudolph stamps guide tiny post office to successFort Worth Star TelegramPostmaster Becky Trzebiatowski attributed the increase to the special postal service stamps honoring the 50th anniversary of the “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” television special. She says stamp sales are up at least 50 percent over last year.and more » More: continued here
mediabistro.com Jessica Hische's Lovely Letters Bound for USPS Stampsmediabistro.comLoveHearts-Forever Jessica Hische forever! That's what we would have called the forthcoming postage stamps that feature the loopily, lacily beautiful letterforms of the self-described “letterer, illustrator, and crazy cat lady,” but the United States … More: continued here